What’s interesting in the news today?

Open Thread, as always.

1. It sure seems like a lot of Democrats are having legal issues lately.

I’ve already linked a couple of times to the story in PA of several officials taking bribes to oppose Voter ID. The AG dropped it for political reasons, and now the state legislature is looking into the whole affair. Also 4 Republicans were approached, but declined to take the bribes.

Now we have a new one, also a Democrat, and abuse of her official position.

From 6ABC  “Pennsylvania state prosecutors won a first step Wednesday in their corruption case against state Sen. Leanna Washington, securing a judge’s ruling that they have enough evidence for a trial on charges that Washington crossed the line when she allegedly ordered taxpayer-paid employees to organize an annual “birthday party” political fundraiser.

 For eight years, Washington pressured her Senate staff to devote weeks to drawing up guest lists that included city and state officials, creating invitations and taking money from invitees that ultimately went to Washington’s campaign account, prosecutors say.

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Next, the Mayor of Charlotte, NC.

From FoxNews  “The mayor of Charlotte, N.C. — the state’s largest city and the site of the 2012 Democratic National Convention — resigned Wednesday hours after he was charged with federal public corruption and accused of taking bribes in an FBI sting.”

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Then a state Senator from Cali., with arms deals involving terrorists and taking cash to support marijuana legislation. Also arrested with him was a notorious gangster, who has been given awards by Sen. Diane Feinstein and other local Dems.

From TheSFGate  “An outspoken advocate of gun control and open government, Yee is charged with conspiring to traffic in firearms as well as six counts of scheming to defraud citizens of honest services. He has not commented on the allegations.

Investigators say Yee took bribes in exchange for political favors in order to pay off a $70,000 debt from an unsuccessful run for San Francisco mayor in 2011 and to fund his run for secretary of state. The bribes were paid by undercover agents, the FBI said.”

So he’s an anti-gun hypocrite too.

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Next, to the other coast and election fraud. They even forged Derek Jeter’s signature.

From DNAInfo  “Three former campaign workers for Bronx Councilwoman Maria Del Carmen Arroyo‘s reelection bid were charged with forging nearly 100 signatures, including Derek Jeter’s and Kate Moss’, on the candidate’s primary ballot petitions, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s Office.”

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And another case of bribery and corruption from earlier this month in NY.

From TheNYTimes  “William F. Boyland Jr., an assemblyman from one of Brooklyn’s most prominent political families, was convicted on Thursday of bribery and several other federal crimes.”

“The subsequent four-week trial in Federal District Court featured undercover audio and video recordings of Mr. Boyland asking for money in exchange for political favors, including a request for $250,000 to pay for his legal fees in the Manhattan case.”

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2. Yet another ObamaCare lie. Illegals won’t be eligible.

From Breitbart  “The Obama administration has been helping to facilitate a series of events nationwide at Mexican Consulate offices to enroll people in Obamacare – and a key activist says the efforts are “our responsibility” regardless of citizenship.

“Whether they’re Mexican nationals or whether they’re United States citizens or whether they’re in transition– and if they’re there it is our responsibility within all of America to educate on the Affordable Care Act,” Enroll America Field Organizer Jose Medrano told Breitbart News on Wednesday.

Health Care insurance navigator groups hosted an Obamacare enrollment fair on Tuesday in the Mexican Consulate’s Brownsville office, The Rio Grande Guardian reported last Friday, where Mexican nationals among others were counseled about enrolling in the ACA.”

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3. WooHoo!

From TheHoustonChronicle  “A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Texas’ tough abortion restrictions that have forced the closure of about 20 clinics around the state, saying the new rules don’t jeopardize women’s health.

A panel of judges at the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court judge who said the rules violate the U.S. Constitution and serve no medical purpose. After the lower court’s ruling, the appeals court allowed the restrictions to go into effect while it considered the case, which ultimately could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The new law requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and places strict limits on doctors prescribing abortion-inducing pills. More regulations that are scheduled to begin later this year weren’t a part of the case.

In its opinion, the appeals court said the law “on its face does not impose an undue burden on the life and health of a woman.”

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4. You would think this should be causing liberal teachers to rethink their voting patterns, but their white guilt won’t allow them to think it thru.

From FrontPageMag  “Nobody works harder or spends more money to elect liberals than teachers and their labor unions. But these same elected officials are now asking the one question that teachers never thought they would hear: “Why are you so racist?”

“The Department of Education has held since 2009 that any disparity in discipline or education achievement between white and black students is the result of racial discrimination. The President often refers to this racial disparity.

But here’s the catch: Most teachers are white, female, liberal and supporters of President Obama. They thought they were the solution. Turns out they were the problem.

Glenn Singleton is one of the people in charge of solving the problem of racial disparity. In hundreds of school districts around the country, his company has been hired to show this cohort of young, white, liberal and female teachers how they are racist; how their racism is responsible for the achievement gap; and how they have to admit their own racism in a series of “Courageous Conversations” if they ever want to be successful educating black students.”

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